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Accommodation and Works Select Committee

Answer

Mr. Flynn: To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee, pursuant to his answer of 31 October, Official Report, columns 220-22, what were the (i) objectives and (ii) total individual costs of the (a) reconstruction of the Members' Cafeteria, (b) reconstruction of the Strangers' Cafeteria, (c) repair work to the roof of the Lords Chamber, (d) repair work to the roof of the Royal Gallery, (e) full parliamentary data and video network cabling, (f) connection of all hon. Members' offices to colour televisions with clean feed from the Chamber, (g) new servery in the Members' Tea Room, (h) furniture restoration for the Members' Tea room, (i) renovation of the Speaker's outer office, (j) redecoration of the Churchill Room, (k) the refurbishment of the lavatories in (1) Upper Committee Corridor South, (2) opposite Committee Room 7 and (3) Commons Court block, second floor, and (l) refurbishment of the cash machines corridor; and if he will make a statement. [2947] Sir Raymond Powell: The objectives forecast in-year costs relating to work in the House of Commons are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Project Objective In-year cost to the House £ In-year total cost1 £ Reconstruction of: (a) Members' Following a resolution of the 3 million 3 million Cafeteria (b) Strangers' House, to meet statutory Cafeteria requirements with regard to health and safety, hygiene, fire, ventilation and other building standards Repair work to (c) the roof of To cure leaks 0.66 million 1.1 million the Lords' Chamber (d) the Royal Gallery (e) PDVN cabling{2} To implement the resolution of Palace: 0.96 million Norman 1.6 million 0.3 million the House to install the PDVN Shaw North: 0.30 million (f) Connection of all hon. To implement the resolution of 0.145 million 0.145 million Members' offices to colour the House televisions with clean feed from the Chamber (g) New servery in the Members' To implement the resolution of 85,000 85,000 Tea Room the House to improve health, safety and hygiene standards (h) Furniture restoration for the To maintain appropriate 31,000 31,000 Members' Tea Room standards (i) Renovation of the Speakers To maintain appropriate 24,000 24,000 outer office standards (j) Redecoration of the Churchill To maintain appropriate 24,000 24,000 Room standards (k) The refurbishment of the lavatories in: (1) Upper Committee Corridor To provide adequate capacity as 16,800 28,000 South required by Members (2) Opposite Committee Room 7 To conclude last years work on 15,000 25,000 adaptions to provide a lavatory for the disabled (3) Commons Court Block-- second To maintain appropriate 9,000 15,000 floor standards (l) Refurbishment of the cash To complete the wheelchair 72,000 120,000 machines corridor; access route, improve facilities as requested by Members and maintain appropriate standards _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The cost of shared projects listed is split between House of Commons and House of Lords in a ratio of 60:40 {2} PDVN cabling was also installed in areas administered by the House of Lords for which I have no responsibility

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2947; 284 c608-10W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Costs Buildings Legislatures Furniture Palace of Westminster Parliament Repairs and maintenance

Contains statistics

Yes